MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'best friend'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:45:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086257&cid=t_250434_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F01%2Flove-suicide-and-well-being-international-positive-psychology-associations-second-congress%2F We live in a world that needs our help. – James Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar at the Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, just before asking for a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist act in Norway. From July 23rd through July 26th, the International Positive Psychology Association’s second congress took place in Philadelphia.  Two years ago, during a particularly miserable time in my life, my best friend, Professor Joel Morgovsky, suggested we go to the first congress together. I wasn’t in the mood. But I went, and I was sitting in talk after talk and workshop after workshop; mostly they were interesting, but please, when do we get to go home? Then I heard Barbara Fredrickson speak.  There are a few transformative lect... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086257 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:17:53 +0100 5086257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028458&cid=t_250434_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-12-2011%2F I wouldn’t call myself a hoarder. But I have what probably most of us have: an ordinary case of messy-itis. Underneath my bed you would find a collection of old books I’ve been meaning to read and a stack of unread old magazines or two. But after nearly tripping over a glossy mag the other day, I finally decided to face the music and deal with the growing clutter under my bed. The first thing I grabbed was a copy of O magazine’s April issue. ”Not bad,” I thought. Until I saw it was circa 2010. Yikes! Anyway, as I randomly flipped through the issue I found an excerpt from Geneen Roth’s book Women, Food and God. It’s a book already beautifully covered by associate editor and Weightless blogger Margarita Tartakovsky here. So I’m not going to g... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028458 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:17:36 +0100 5028458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4152166&cid=t_250434_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F11%2F09%2Fa-magical-life-cut-short-but-lived-on-her-own-fierce-terms-2%2F Linda Elizondo circa 1974. Photo by Donna Trussell My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. A Magical Life Cut Short, but Lived on Her Own Fierce Terms. It seems like yesterday. It seems like a hundred years ago. After my friend Linda Elizondo died of cancer last week, her sister-in-law sent me an old photograph which, she thought, captured Lindy’s joie de vivre. “A magical life cut short,” Lindy’s sister-in-law wrote, “but lived on her own fierce terms.” I had taken the picture 35 years ago. I don’t remember taking it. Not a very natural pose. (Is it any wonder I didn’t last long in photojournalism?) What is Lindy doing? What’s with the unopened bottle of wine leaning against her leg? The answers are lost to history. Except for the c... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4152166 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:33:38 +0100 4152166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350585&cid=t_250434_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FzLuoRegjwVg%2F Sex addiction: not just for men Any time I met a guy who didn’t respond to me sexually, it would make me determined to have him,” confesses Valerie, 35, a human-resources manager in the City. “It became a challenge, a game, regardless of whether he was married or with someone. The lowest point came when I tried to seduce my best friend’s fiancé. I couldn’t bear the fact that, when they were together, he wouldn’t so much as look at me. It was an itch I had to scratch.” “Sex addict” is the last phrase that would come to mind if you met the demure and sober-suited Valerie. Yet she is in 12-step fellowship for that very issue. “Everyone used to tell me how lucky I was, as I could get any man I wanted. I’m quite a competitive person and it was important for me to know tha... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350585 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:36 +0100 3350585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083197&cid=t_250434_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fa-dogs-story%2F Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083197 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:07:00 +0100 3083197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996404&cid=t_250434_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fl8nvkqF-1Bs%2F Among the books about autism at the public library in our town are this, this, and this—I’ve put in requests for a few other things. To be very honest, we rarely visit our library. While there’s no lack for books of every sort at our house, Charlie’s not a reader. I was interested to read about a program called Project Inclusion, which is described in the November 26th Wausau Daily Herald (Wisconsin): Project Inclusion’s overall goal is for the participating libraries to “take a proactive stance to address the literacy needs of children with disabilities and to make libraries meaningful and welcoming places for these children and their families.” Special emphasis was placed on adding materials especially for and about children on the autism spectru... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996404 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:17:48 +0100 1996404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=513932&cid=t_250434_134_f&fid=35219&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.candiddiabetes.com%2Fcandid_diabetes%2F2007%2F03%2Fa_little_more_m.html Anorexic models beware. Introducing Princess Pumpernickel of the great estate of bread-n-butter! (Her stage name, consequently, is derived from occasional head-shake-inspiring performances; namely [pun intended!] the teeth-gritting border-collie-gymnastic-contortions that somehow result in an empty bread bag on the living room... (Source: Candid Diabetes) Candid Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=513932 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:44:11 +0100 513932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=513935&cid=t_250434_134_f&fid=35219&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.candiddiabetes.com%2Fcandid_diabetes%2F2007%2F02%2Fwhen_i_grow_up.html 7 weeks old and 5 lbs...hard to believe it's been almost 2 years since I brought that rollie-pollie little Border Collie home... Even as a puppy, it was extremely difficult to find Miz Mollie sleeping. I have one photo of... (Source: Candid Diabetes) Candid Diabetes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=513935 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:02:10 +0100 513935